I now notice that the black seats seem to have red pinstripes. Is that original? Here's something else, a 959 speedster! The car was turned into a speedster after it was rolled. I think they also made it optional to replace the speedster windscreen by a complete greenhouse. Chassis number is WP0ZZZ95ZHS900142 and I photographed it at the 1989 Motor Show in Essen, Germany. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Does this count as a 959? Spotted at the 2012 Le Mans Classic Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Never seen that 959 Speedster before, thank you! The toy F40 reminds me that Auto Becker was also a big Ferrari dealer in the 1980's. He seemed to be on good terms with Mr. Ferrari and got early build new Ferrari models like the 288 GTO and Testarossa.
I've visited Auto Becker a couple of times. They were also the driving force behind an annual car concourse in Düsseldorf as well as the Auto Welt magazine.
This 959 i spotted in the late 80's in Monaco. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I digged a little further and if the internet is correct, there were only three 959s originally painted black: - WP0ZZZ95ZJS900248 which has a plain black interior, built in November 1988 - WP0ZZZ95ZJS900203 which has an all tan interior, built in January 1988 - WP0ZZZ95ZHS900106 which has a black interior with red piping and built in November 1987. So this must have been the car displayed at the Motor Show Essen in 1987. Bu the way last Friday I had a PPI done on a 2006 Cayman at the largest Porsche Classic Center here in The Netherlands. The showroom was packed with classic Porsches and what do you know, there was a black 959 as well! Turned out though that it was a non original repaint. I didn't take pictures, but the interior looked like this: Image Unavailable, Please Login
Spotted in 1990 in Monaco. Sorry for the bad quality. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Porsche posted a 6 part YouTube series showing a sympathetic restoration of the second place 1986 Dakar finisher (PD4). Here's the last one in the series, including comments from Jacky Ickx:
No, not 100%, I'm going back this weekend. It's a famous musician's house, he has the money so it makes me wonder.
Guys I have a pretty cool car and I’m looking to get a valuation of this 1 of 1 custom build. It was built by a porsche mechanic in buffalo in the early 90’s. Apparently he traveled to Germany twice to meet with porsche engineers to get this car correct and perfect, and there is a tremendous amount of paper and photographic documentation illustrating this unique and rare creation. Actually I am still in touch with the builder! Although he is retired now. He sold it in the mid 90’s to my neighbor, who then sold it to me a few years ago. In short it is an ‘89 turbo motor with under 25,000km, on a modified ‘77 chassis, covered by Getty design 959 body. G50 tranny, gorgeous custom engine and engine bay work, welded in roll cage, Recaro A-8 seats upholstered in the 959 pattern and colors, and many other pearls of unique automotive expertise. Now I can already hear the porsche purists complaining….and I’m not advertising this as one of Porsche’s original 959’s. Rather, this is scary fast, stunning custom car, with the divine eye-watering beautiful 959 body. Based on this short narrative, let me know a ballpark figure my fellow Porsche/automotive enthusiasts think this car is worth, if sold in the open market.
